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Bands at Woodstock ‘69 and ‘94

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:44:16 +0000

To commemorate the 25th aniversary of Woodstock, another music festival was arranged for upstate New York. Originally tabbed “Two More Days of Peace and Music,” the festival actually was expanded to a third day, thus running August 12-14, 1994.

This time, the venue was a field in Saugerties, New York, about 10 miles from Woodstock, that had been proposed for the 1969 event. (The original “Woodstock” actually was held in Bethel, N.Y.)

Obviously, a few things had changed over the quarter century that had lapsed, but several acts from the ‘69 event were still willing to return in ‘94. That (short) list includes:

The Band
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Joe Cocker
Country Joe McDonald
Santana

Source: Woodstock69.com

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Bands at Woodstock ‘69

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:45:45 +0000

Among the many myths about Woodstock that have endured with the general public for nearly 40 years: That the famed music festival was actually held in Woodstock, N.Y.

Originally, the town was supposed to host the event, but backed out when rumors spread predicting a much larger than expected turnout. As a result, the show moved to an alfalfa field in Bethel, about 40 miles away, and the rest is…well, history.

In all, 32 acts appeared over the course of the four day event, held August 15-18, 1969. Here’s the lineup, in alphabetical order:

Joan Baez
The Band
Blood, Sweat & Tears
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Canned Heat
Joe Cocker
Country Joe McDonald and The Fish
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
The Grateful Dead
Arlo Guthrie
Tim Hardin
The Keef Hartley Band
Richie Havens
Jimi Hendrix
Incredible String Band
*Iron Butterfly
Jefferson Airplane
Janis Joplin
Melanie
Mountain
Quill
Santana
John Sebastian
Sha-Na-Na
Ravi Shankar
Sly & The Family Stone
Bert Sommer
Sweetwater
Ten Years After
The Who
Johnny Winter
#Neil Young

* Iron Butterfly was scheduled but did not perform because they couldn’t make it to the site.
# Neil Young played with Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Source: Woodstock69.com

Billboard Hot 100

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:26:22 +0000

Which are the “hottest” songs of the past 50 years? That can be pretty subjective, of course, but Billboard attempted to bring a bit of reason to the process.

In August of 1958, Billboard launched its Hot 100. Rather than tracking songs by sales or plays on jukeboxes or on radio, the magazine began to measure popularity by incorporating both sales and radio play into the equation.

The 50th Anniversary Hot 100 Song and Artist charts are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, since the chart’s inception in August 1958 through the issue dated July 26, 2008. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least.

Who’s the hottest of the hot?

Here are the Top 10, in reverse order:

10. “Un-Break My Heart,” Tony Braxton (1996)
9. “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey (2005)
8. “Hey Jude,” The Beatles (1968)
7. “You Light Up My Life,” Debby Boone (1977)
6. “Physical,” Olivia Newton-John (1981)
5. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio (1996)
4. “How Do I Live,” LeAnn Rimes (1997)
3. “Mack the Knife,” Bobby Darin (1959)
2. “Smooth,” Santana Featuring Rob Thomas (1999)
1. “The Twist,” Chubby Checker (1960 and 1962)

Source: Billboard

Billboard all-time hot 100 top songs

Tom Kessler — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:30:14 +0000

From Billboard

To celebrate 50 years of its Hot 100 song list, Billboard magazine has put together a massive package of all kinds of Hot 100-based charts as well as a special All-Time Hot 100 chart and the commemorative Hot 100 Anniversary issue of Billboard Magazine. The definitive list of the Hot 100’s top 100 songs from the chart’s first 50 years includes video performances and the history of each song. Here are the top 10 all-time Hot 100 songs:

1. “The Twist” — Chubby Checker

2. “Smooth” — Santana, featuring Rob Thomas

3. “Mack the Knife” — Bobby Darin

4. “How Do I Live” — LeAnn Rimes

5. “Macarena” (Bayside Boys Mix) — Los Del Rio

6. “Physical” — Olivia Newton-John

7. “You Light Up My Life” — Debby Boone

8. “Hey Jude” — The Beatles

9. “We Belong Together” — Mariah Carey

10. “Un-Break My Heart” — Toni Braxton

For more on the Hot 100, go to Billboard.

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